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Thursday, February 3, 2011

Chocolate mousse

I wanted to tell (and show) you about some of the delicious desserts I've been eating/making lately :)

I guess it all started with this cake photo that I uploaded to my Etsy shop the other day.

I photographed this in an italian restaurant. I was hired to design their website and photograph the interior of the place. That also included photographing food. :) Now it may sound simple but taking good photos of food is not easy at all. For this picture I used a gold reflector to bounce back the light from the window. It worked great for this cake and gave it a nice golden glow. I also used shallow depth of field which means that only the important part of the image is sharp and the rest is out of focus. I was enjoying and concentrating on my work so much that only after I had gone home I realised I didn't even taste the cake!! I did taste some of their main dishes but totally forgot about the cake. This doesn't happen often to me as I am a sweet tooth! LOL

Moving on. The other day I saw on TV how one cook had made chocolate mousse and decided to give it a go myself :P What do you think? Did I succeed?

It sure tasted good! :D
Here's a recipe if you want to try as well. It's really easy.

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Chocolate mousse

120g of chocolate
4 eggs
4 tbs of liquor

Melt the chocolate and add 4 tbs of liquor (you can also add coffee). Stir in the egg yolks. Whip the egg whites in a medium bowl until they are foamy and beginning to hold a shape. You can add a little bit of salt to speed up the process. Now gently fold in the egg whites to the chocolate mixture. Be careful not to overdo it. Spoon the mousse into individual serving bowls and refrigerate for at least 8 hours.

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I couldn't wait for 8 hours of course so I tried mine after about 2. :)

Something I also ate last week was a mandarin cake :P One of our friends had a birthday and we got him this amazing cake. Don't know exactly what was in it but it sure tasted good! :)

Did I get your juices flowing? ;)

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Comments are loved, as always! :)

Friday, November 26, 2010

Sales Sales and more sales :D

For everyone who loves to get great deals you probably know that this Friday is THE day, it's time for a Black Friday Sale and oh so many shops are having sales this weekend. So am I! :) And in two different stores too!

First my Etsy store

From Friday 26.11. to Monday evening 29.11 I

have reduced the prices by 10% on everything in my shop. Here are some of the items.

Grey Horse Print

$35.00 USD $31.50 USD

Wildlife calendar for 2011

$22.00 USD $19.80 USD

I recently added some new pendants with my photos too.

$7.00 USD $6.30 USD

$7.00 USD $6.30 USD

$7.00 USD $6.30 USD

Please visit my shop to get the full view http://www.etsy.com/shop/littlefoxphotos

The prices that you see in Etsy have already been reduced. You can see the discount on the etsyonsale.com page too if you like.

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The second is my Redbubble store. There are many different sales going on.

15% Off All Mens And Womens Tees & Hoodies

Within our huge range of Christmas t-shirt presents, there's bound to be the perfect gift idea.

Here are some of my t-shirts for sale

Was: $23.44Now: $19.93 each

Greeting Cards - Save 30% When You Buy 16

Don't forget to send grandma a greeting card - all our cards have a 30% discount when you buy 16 or more.

All of my images can also be bought as greeting cards and I currently have over 250 images for sale so there is a lot to choose from. But here are some Holiday cards for you.

$2.34 each
20% discount if you buy 8
30% discount if you buy 16

$1.88 each
20% discount if you buy 8
30% discount if you buy 16

$2.34 each
20% discount if you buy 8
30% discount if you buy 16

$1.88 each
20% discount if you buy 8
30% discount if you buy 16

15% Off All Canvas & Framed Prints
Find the artwork that is the perfect artwork gift, and have it delivered in time for Christmas.

Was: $66.98Now: $56.93 each

Was: $111.63Now: $94.88 each

So there will be lots to choose from and I hope you have fun doing it! :)

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Wildlife calendar for 2011

Hey all! :)

Looking for a pretty and interesting calendar for next year? You've fund it!

You can also win one for free!

For one week only until the 1st of November I will sell the calendar at a lower price of $20 because this is a pre order and I will start shipping the calendars at the end of next week and not before.
If you buy one during this week, you will be entered into the drawing and you could receive your money back! If you buy two or more then the chance of winning will greatly increase!
Please read more about the quality of the calendar and order yours now! Thank you! :)

Order yours now!

Monday, September 27, 2010

Hearts

I have been photographing a lot of hearts lately ;) And was thinking of opening a new shop in Etsy just for heart prints. What do you think?

These are rowan tree berries.

And the black berries are from a juniper :)

Lemons? No ;) Apples? No :) These are Chaenomeles fruits. See the Wikipedia for more.

These are wild grapes that have taken over one of our houses :S

Plums :) :P

For all the wine lovers out there ;)

So, do you think I should upload them to my existing Etsy shop or make a new one just for heart prints? Please comment :)

Thursday, April 22, 2010

Earth Day giveaway!

I am giving away 2 FREE 4"x6" prints of your choice from my Etsy shop to a random follower!

To enter for the drawing you will need to:
1) Become a Fan on my Facebook page
2) Comment on Facebook by telling me your favorite item from my shop http://littlefoxphotos.etsy.com/
I will then choose a winner using random.org. You will have 24hours to enter :)
Shipping is not included in the giveaway.
Good luck everyone!!!'

Here's the link
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mariann-Rea/135590751682

Sunday, March 28, 2010

Featured on the front page!

It's a great honor for me to find out that I have been featured on the Front page of one of the biggest craft shops in the internet - Etsy! I opened a shop there in the middle of December 2009 and since then have found so many great and talented people who have inspired me in so many ways. It feels good to be apart of this big family and now to find this kind of news makes me jump through the roof! :D Here's a screenshot of the Front page with my cheeky little penguin photo! :)